Significant Changes for January 2023
- Updated information for John Martin Wetherill Sr. (1903-1969; #24485), Reuben Wiker Wetherill (1876-1959; #24784), Blanche Elizabeth Wetherill (1904-1991; #24486), and Edward Howard Wetherill (1906-1985; #24487).
- Updated information for of Marian Inez McKay (1906-1967; #57444).
- Updated information for the children and descendants of Philander McKay (1818-1880; #35543).
- Began updating information for persons born about 1923 for which we lack death information. Updated so far: John Theodore Caulfield (1923-2008; #47312), Virginia Chapman (1923-2016; #4883), Charles Todd Creekman (1923-1992; #4891), Francis Neil Lundry (1921-1999; #20347), Louisa Beatrice Sackett (1923-2016; #55590). Myrtle Donna Sackett (1923-2020; #46808), Robert Agnue Sackett (1923-1999; #23890), James Robert Sands (1922-1998; #43999), Adelaide A. Santos (1923-2019; #44273), Dora Louise Schumann (1923-2002; #5024), Dorotha Loraine Seymour (1923-2013; #43497), Helen Mar Sherman (1922-2015; #36429), Charles Joseph Slagle (1923-2013; #29457), Shirley F. Slater (1924-2008; #73848), Betty Ann Southwick (1923-1998; #20472), William Howard Surfus (1922-1944; #75315), Jane Elizabeth Wegener (1922-1989; #15299), Alice Marie Wegman (1923-2015; #32423), Sarah Elizabeth Wilcox (1923-2022; #45509), Virginia June Wilde (1923-2003; #88376), Virginia Clark Will (1923-2018; #47580), Mildred Viola Wise (1923-2003: #20326), Leonard Gene Wyatt (1922-1997; #75088), and John Everrett Wynn (1922-1984; #73849).
- Updated information for Charlotte M. Clark (1898-1992; #6759).
- Updated information for Charles Franklin Wilde (1921-2014; #88375) and Thomas Ernest Wilde (1916-2005; #88374).
- Updated information for Olin Richard Wilcox (1929-c2019; #47310), Henry Edwin Wilcox (1920-1998; #47307), and Grace Harriett Wilcox (1917-2013; #47308).
- Updated information for Karl Otto Wegener (1921-1994; #15298) and his mother, Evelyn Sophia Sackett (1898-1974; #15137).
- Updated information for Frances Eleanor Sackett (1896-1972; #15136), her husband, and children.
- Updated information for Charles Vernon Wheelock (1913-1976; #75045).
- Updated information for Hazel E. Sackett (1895-1961; #31943), her husband, and children.
- Updated information for Ervin Alfred Sackett (1900-1970; #23701) and his sister, Julia Hortense Sackett (1891-1983; #23695).
- Updated information for Ralph Wilbur Abbott (1885-1964; #43752).
- Updated information for Sheryl Ann Bruhns (1944-2003; #20475).
- Updated information for Herbert Edmind Southwick (1901-1972; #20470).
- Added six children of Frances Elizabeth Blackwell (d. 1845; #26549) and Col. James Grant Forbes.
- Updated information on the wives of Francis Edward Sackett (1910-1998; #4320) and Royal Leonard Sackett (1877-1969; #4306). Thanks to Alvin Oglesby for these updates!
- Updated information for Clyde William Sackett Sr. (1914-1992; #4319) and his wife.
- Added eight children of Mercy Sacket (1768-1809; #722) and Henry Brass. [Chris Sackett had these on the TSFA website, but neither Thurmon nor I had entered them until now.]
- Added death information for sisters Mercy Sackett (1813-1892; #1100) and Eliza Ann Sackett (1825-1884; #1120); both died unmarried and are children of Russell Sackett and Mary Brass.
- Added the children of Esther Ann Loomis (1827-1858; #30735).
- Updated information for Clymena Sackett (1781-1852; #2119), adding her death date, daughter, and descendants.
- Updated information for brothers George Arthur Hicks (1945-2010; #5025) and John Richard Hicks (1949-2021; #5027).
- Updated information for Lloyd Rich Sherman (1901-1931; #36430), adding his wives and daughters.
- Updated information for Marguerite "Margaret" Marie Newman (1904-1997; #48972), updating and adding children.
- Updated information for Elaine Cornell Pottenger (1934-2018; #43998).
- Updated information for Gordon Charles Sackett (1921-1921; #23889) and his twin sister, Claire Kathryn Sackett (1921-1992; #23888).
- Updated information for Russell Rhoads Sackett (1877-1952; #30466), his wife, children, and descendants.
- Updated information for George Castor Sackett Sr. (1894-1971; #30466), his wife, children, and descendants.
- Updated information for Esther Sackett (1794-1861; #5695) and her husband, William Cunningham, adding descendants.
- Updated information for Fleeta Marie Sackett (1905-1976; #46815).
- Updated information for Susanna Sackett (1919-2008; #55589).
Database Counts
Total Individuals
As of January 31, 2023 78,016
As of December 31, 2022 76,914
Net Change this month: 1,102
Total Families
As of January 31, 2023 31,519
As of December 31, 2022 31,033
Net Change this month: 486
Total Living Individuals
As of January 31, 2023 19,836
As of December 31, 2022 19,389
Net Change this month: 447
Total Unique Surnames
As of January 31, 2023 11,825
As of December 31, 2022 11,663
Net Change this month: 162
Total reported locations in the database 18,508
Locations added this month: 265
Verified and geocoded this month: 254
Locations that remain to be verified and geocoded: 348
Thomas the Elder and descendants
As of January 31, 2023 25,382
As of December 31, 2022 25,084
Net Change this month: 298
Simon Sackett the Colonist and descendants
As of January 31, 2023 23,926
As of December 31, 2022 23,628
Net Change this month: 298
John the Colonist and descendants
As of January 31, 2023 4,683
As of December 31, 2022 4,676
Net Change this month: 7
Descendants of Thomas Sackett (b. 1718)
As of January 31, 2023 1,435
As of December 31, 2022 1,332
Net Change this month: 103
Descendants of Capt. Richard Sackett and Margery Sleade
As of January 31, 2023 3,352
As of December 31, 2022 3,307
Net Change this month: 45
Descendants of Elizabeth Gray Sackett
As of January 31, 2023 415
As of December 31, 2022 391
Net Change this month: 24
Descendants of Rev. John Moore
As of January 31, 2023 1,994
As of December 31, 2022 1,993
Net Change this month: 1